Process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus

An electrophotographic apparatus comprising:

• an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer provided on the support;
• a charging means having a charging Member which is provided in contact with the electrophotographic photosensitive member and charges an electrophotographic photosensitive member electrostatically by applying a voltage formed by superimposing an alternating-current voltage on a direct-current voltage;
• an exposure means for exposing to light the electrophotographic photosensitive member charged, to form an electrostatic latent image;
• a developing means for developing the electrostatic latent image by the use of a toner, to form a toner image;
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• transferring to a transfer medium the toner image formed;
• said electrophotographic photosensitive member having a surface layer which contains i) a polycarbonate resin having a weight-average molecular weight of from 7.5×103 to 3.7×104, a degree of dispersion of 3.0 or less and having a structural unit represented by the following Formula (2), and ii) fluorine-containing resin particles
• wherein X2 represents —CR23R24— (where R23 and R24 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group), a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylidene group, a substituted or unsubstituted α,ω-alkylene group, a single bond, —O—, —S—, —SO— or —SO2—;
• and R15 to R22 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.